Lot n° 94
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VANCE - Lot 94
VANCE
WILLIAM VANCE
RAMIRO
Les Otages (T.8), Dargaud 1983
Original plate no. 17, prepublished in
Femmes d'Aujourd'hui in 1978. Signed.
India ink and white gouache on paper
32.9 × 43.5 cm (12.95 × 17.13 in.)
William Vance's sumptuous plate for Ramiro, one of his favorite series in which he himself wrote the script. This is the sequence in which Ramiro and his knights, commissioned by Alfonso XIII to recover the Visigoth treasure stolen by the Berbers, approach the camp where the Moors are holding their hostages. The result is a superb night scene in which William Vance displays all his inking mastery. The Ramiro series is less well known than other series drawn by Vance. It follows on from Bob Morane, which was already excellent, and this episode coincides with the end of Bruno Brazil, for lack of a script provided by Greg. This tome was also published at the same time as the very start of XIII, a series written by Jean Van Hamme and published in Spirou the following year. This is pure Vance from the best period, and this plate is magnificent.
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